Toy



Nbv. 1, 1927.

1 I. MARKS d Feb. 26. 1927 NEY " -5 crank-11 which-as loeatedi behind' the body Patented-Nov. 1 192 7. 7

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- 7 Application med re 'ruary 2e, i927. 5N0. 1.71 174;

invention relates to toys and more Particularly to a toy made to represent a traffic sofficer with alwhlstle, thetoy being provided with means for {raising and loweringthe arms of the-otficer, and-forsound ing' the whistle in simulation of the usual -.stop and g signals for directing street traffic. v

:TheTQbject gifthe inventionisto provide.- anamusing' as well as an instructive toy or novelty, of the} character ind cated which is of -inex mnsive" but substantial construction understood from a description 'ofthe preferred embodiment thereof illnstrated in the accompanylng drawmgs,1n.-whrch.; r Figure 2 is a view, in front elevation, of

the toyoradeviice showing one of the arms of the oflicer in upraised position;

Fig.2is a view in of the device;- J Fig. 3 is. faceview of a d1sk.here.-

V ina fter 'referredto; and

Fig, a l is ar detailed'viewyofa portion of the device'a's seen from the rear, i-llustratlng particularly the manner of operating the arms I Referring to the 5 designates an animateifigure which is'built. up of four-ply cardboard, the front ply of which lithographed vIto represent a. traffic; ozfi icer in form. The figure is secured at its lower end tothe forward edge of a. haseblock 6-vwh1ch 1 serves "to-support it-in'fupri'ght position.

Arms '1 and :8 are formedseparately from the body'of the figure and are loosely "pivoted to its shoulder "portions at the rear there of byv means ofpins orv rivets 9 and 10 so i that eitherarm maybe swung fromnalowered -or pendant position at the side of the body to. annpraised position, such as that indicated fin Fig. 1, toI simulate the custom.- ary stop signalof a traffic officer.

@Thex means for raising the arms ofthe re comprises an actuator vinl-the form of a central vertical section V board wh ch extend across theforward end 7 of. the-rockshaft l2, serfve to prevent-fore and between the arms? and 8. The crank ll. is fast upon'a horizontal rock shaft 12 and shaft, is journalled in spaced bearings one of which a is formed" in the cardboard forming the body of the'officer while; the other is formedby perforating an upright 13' which is secured to the rear-edge. of the base I r bl'bfikfi.) The upright 13"i s' also conveniently madeof four ply cardboard andis held in parallel spaced r-elationto the figure of the Qfdcer by means including a pair of brace rods or spacers back of the head one. of whichis shown, at 14 in; Fig. 2; As-shown, v the bearing for the front end of'the shaft 12 may consist of a, metallic eyelet ,15. (Fig 2) which is: inserted in a perforation that extends throngh only the two rearmostof the igh .1 a d the prot udin end of, the

shaft has secured thereto a handle or knob 16 by means of which the shaft and the crank ljl, maybeturneda The kn'obll6l and the crank {1l,@.as ,well as the layers of; cardwa rd. endwise; displacement. of themshaft; while a collar 17 secured to theshaftjust forward; ofthe I upright 13; prevents rear wardfidisplacementthereof fi' "When'the knob 16 is rotted' the freejend of the erank llwillengager the inneredge of one; of. the otficers arms Tor 8 and as, the

crankcontinues its npwardjmovementit will 7 gradually liftthe officers. arm untilit assumes the Znpraised signaling osition, shown in Figs. land 4., By mere y turning the vl'moliw '16 in the oppositeidinection the up: raised armloftheofficer; will beflowered by gravity toits normal pendant position By rotating the knob 16 so as: to engage the crank .11, with the ofiicers other arm, the

latter may beraisedi and then lowered ina similar mannen. Either ,arm n1;ay* thus be raised and lowered selectively rat; the will' of "the operator of the. toy'an'din; afvery lifelike manner; vp i I a v In order to-make-theisimnlaziion of a; traffic oflieer still morerrealistie and lifelike and tlmsi further to increase the charm of the. ,d

vice as a toy, a miniature whistle 18 is attached by a chain 19 to a portion of the figure made to represent the coat of the officer; a mouth opening 20 is formed in the-head portion of the figure, and means is provided whereby the operator of the toy, by manipulation of a bellows at the back of the device.

may cause the whistle to be sounded. To this end the mouth opening 20-extends entirely through the several layers of cardboard constituting the figure 5 andis shaped to fit the mouthpiece of the whistle so that the whistle may be retained by a frictional, fit of the mouth opening. A tubular bellows 21' is arranged within a cylindrical protective shell 22 to a front disk that may be glued, the rent end of the bellows being attached to the head of the oficer, at the rear thereof, while the rear end of the bellows is atttached to a disk-shaped rear head 23. The bellows surrounds the mouth aperture 20 and this aperture which is extended through the front disk is the only outlet for the air contained within the bellows. The rear head 28 of the bellows fits loosely and is freely slidable within the shell 22 and is accessible to the operator of the toy through an opening 2%, somewhat smaller than the head 23, in the upright 13. The operator, by the use of one or more fingers may push the head 23 forwardly in the shell, thus collapsing the bellows, and if the whistle at this time is in position in the mouth aperture 20 it will be sounded. A light coiled spring 25 within the bellows serves to expand the latter and to return the head 23 to its normal position bearing against the rear upright 13 when the pressure upon the head is relieved. The shell22 is secured at its front end to the figure of the officer and at its rear to the upright 13, thereby connecting the figure'and theupright in such a manner as to'strengthen the entire structure; r 1 7 'It will be noticed that the head of the bellows is located closely adjacent to the knob'16 by means ofwhich' the arms of the officer are operated, thus enabling an operator of the toy to turn the knob 16 with a finger andthumb while at the same time working the bellows with another-finger of the same hand. In this way one of the arms of the officer may be raised while a single blast is being sounded on the whistle as a stop signal or two blasts of the whistle may be given while the arm of the officer is being lowered as a signal for the traffic to go. The efiect ofsuch movement of the ofiicers arm and simultaneous sounding of the whistle is very realistic and is particularly effective in amusing children. v

Still further to simulate'customar-y methods of traffic control and as an additional means for attracting and holding a childs interest, the illustrated toy is. provided with means for producing theeffect of the red and lithographed or otherwise treated to representa trafic tower and the topof the tower, whlch is plainly visible above the head of the officer, has a circular sight-opening 26 formed ther'einthrough which a portion of a signal disk 27 may be seen. The disk 27 is pivotedabehindfthe upright 13 and at a point 28 justbeneath the sight-opening 26 and a handle or knob 29'is secured to the r-earof the'disk to provide a convenient means by which the diskmaybe rotated. The disk 27 is provided upon its front side with four colored-se ments 30, 30 and 31, 31 (Fig. 3) the segments 30, 30 being red and the segments 81, 31*being green. Obviously by'turning the disk 27- a red segment or a green segment may be exposed at will through theopening 26 thus very effectively simulating the'flashing of red or green signal lights. As shown in Fig. 2, the knobs l6 and 29'may be peripherally grooved to adapt them to receive acord or belt 32 which connects the'two knobs for rotary movements in unison so that when either of the knobs is turned the other knob, together with the operating parts associated therewith, will be turned .in synchrony therewith. The signal disk may be angularly adjusted relatively to the. rock shaft 12 so that a red signal will be displayed through the sightopening 26 when either arm of the oliiceris upraised and a green signal will be displayed through the opening 26 when both of the oflicers arms are lowered. V i

The above described toy with its provision for simulating both audible and'visible traffic signals, the latter including the colored tower signals and also those producedbymove ments of the officers arms, never fails to del1ghtgch1ldren and-1s instructive as well as entertaining. r

- -The invention has been disclosed. herein nism connected with said crank for dis playing a stop signal when either of; said arms is in raised position and for displaying a go si nal when either of'said? arms ism lowered position; r 1L2..A toy. comprising the figure of a. traflic ofiicer having'arms each movable between twopositions, a "device operable to show different trafiic signals, means between said arms for controlling the movement of said arms, and means for operating the signal device to show one traffic signal when an arm is held in one, position and for showing another traflic signal when said arm is held in another position.

3. A toy comprising the figure of a traffic ofiicer having an arm arranged to be raised and lowered, mechanism for controlling the movements of the arm, a member having a sight-opening visible from in front of the figure, a movable disk on said member for showing stop and go signals at said sight-opening for the guidance of street traffic, and meansfor moving the signal device to show a stop signal at the time'that the arm of the figure is raised and to show a.go signal at the time that the arm is lowered.

' .4. A toy comprising the figure of a traffic ofiicer having a mouth'aperture and a movable arm, a whistle adapted to be inserted insaid mouth aperture, a bellows for op-' erating the whistle through said mouth aperture, and means for moving the arm into position to simulate a trafiic signal, said bellows and'said means being so constructed and relatively arranged that both may be operated simultaneously by the fingers of one hand. v p 5. A toy comprising a cut-out figure simulating a trafiic ofiicer and having pivoted arms capable of being raised and lowered,

r an upright rising from the base behind said figure, arock shaft journaled in bearings in said upright and in said figure below the pivots of the arms, a crank on the rock shaft adapted to be turned into sliding engagement with either of the arms, and a handle on the r 00k shaft behind said upright for turning said crank.

pable of being raised and lowered, an upright behind said figure made to simulate 6. A toy comprising a cut-out figure simu-, '7 lating atraific oflicer and having an arm caa trafiic' tower and havinga signal opening therein above the head of said figure,v

means for supporting said figure and said upright in spaced relation, a signal disk rotatably mounted on said upright and having differently colored signals thereon arranged to be successively displayed through said opening as the disk is turned, an oscillatory x actuator for raising said arm at will, and

an actuator forrrotatingsaid signal disk at will.

7. A toy comprising a figure cutout of sheet material, the figure having a normally pendant, movable armand a mouth opening and being made to simulate a traffic officer,

a miniaturexwhistle. having a mouthpiece to engage and raise said arm when the shaft is turned, means for turning said shaft, and

.a bellows secured to the rear of said mouth opening operable to force air through the I whistle when the latter is positioned in said mouthopening.

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